The president of the United States, Donald Trumphe asked his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodímir Zelenskiif I could “hit “the Russian cities of Moscow or St. Petersburg, In a telephone call that took place on July 4, according to Tuesday the British newspaper Financial Times (FT).
According to sources aware of what was discussed in the call, which occurred one day after the conversation between Trump and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, The American president encouraged Zelenski to intensify attacks Inside Russia, add the FT.
The Ukrainian president, meanwhile, He replied that Moscow or St. Petersburg could reach if the United States provided them with long -range weapons.
“Volodimir, can you attack Moscow? Can you attack St. Petersburg too?”, Recalls the FT about Trump’s words, to which Zelenski replied that “Of course” if they “give them the weapons.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin. / EFE
This Trump strategy, according to what is published in the British newspaper, goes through “make them feel the pain (the Russians)“And forcing that Kremlin feels at the negotiating table to achieve a solution to the conflict that exploded in February 2022.
This Tuesday, the US president said in an interview with the BBC disappointed with Putin But he stressed that he has not yet “finished” with him, speaking about efforts to reach an agreement on Ukraine.
